Tag: Artur Beterbiev vs Adam Deines

Artur Beterbiev picked up where he left off.

The light heavyweight titleholder, who hadn’t fought in 17 months, methodically broke down and then stopped overmatched Adam Deines at 1:34 of Round 10 at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow.

Beterbiev has now knocked out each of his 16 opponents.

The Russian didn’t look spectacular but the result was similar to his previous outings, a one-sided fight that ended with his opponent unable to survive to the final bell.

Beterbiev was Beterbiev, stalking Deines (19-2-1, 10) from the opening bell and landing hard, accurate shots to the head and body.

Dienes went down with seconds left in the opening round from a right hand that grazed the top of his head. He recovered well, though. And he had some success in the fight, beating Beterbiev to the punch at times and landing power shots here and there.

However, the nonstop pressure from Beterbiev gradually wore down the challenger. And when a short left put him down in Round 10, his corner decided he had taken enough punishment and stopped the fight.

Beterbiev had unified the IBF and WBC titles with a sensational 10^th-round knockout of Oleksandr Gvozdyk in October 2019.

He could try for belt No. 3 soon. He’s expected to face the winner of the April 10 Joe Smith Jr.-Maxim Vlasov fight for the vacant WBO title. Dmitry Bivol is the WBA champion.

Artur Beterbiev picked up where he left off.

The light heavyweight titleholder, who hadn’t fought in 17 months, methodically broke down and then stopped overmatched Adam Deines at 1:34 of Round 10 at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow.

Beterbiev has now knocked out each of his 16 opponents.

The Russian didn’t look spectacular but the result was similar to his previous outings, a one-sided fight that ended with his opponent unable to survive to the final bell.

Beterbiev was Beterbiev, stalking Deines (19-2-1, 10) from the opening bell and landing hard, accurate shots to the head and body.

Dienes went down with seconds left in the opening round from a right hand that grazed the top of his head. He recovered well, though. And he had some success in the fight, beating Beterbiev to the punch at times and landing power shots here and there.

However, the nonstop pressure from Beterbiev gradually wore down the challenger. And when a short left put him down in Round 10, his corner decided he had taken enough punishment and stopped the fight.

Beterbiev had unified the IBF and WBC titles with a sensational 10^th-round knockout of Oleksandr Gvozdyk in October 2019.

He could try for belt No. 3 soon. He’s expected to face the winner of the April 10 Joe Smith Jr.-Maxim Vlasov fight for the vacant WBO title. Dmitry Bivol is the WBA champion.

Third time’s a charm?

Light heavyweight titleholder Artur Beterbiev is scheduled to defend his belts against No. 6-ranked contender Adam Deines on March 20 in Moscow, Top Rank has announced. The fight will air live on either ESPN or ESPN+.

Beterbiev was scheduled to meet Deines on Oct. 23 and then on Jan. 30 but had to pull out both times after suffering a rib injury during training and then testing positive for COVID-19.

Beterbiev last fought in October 2019, when he stopped Oleksandr Gvozdyk in the 10^th round to unify two 175-pound belts.

“I am excited to finally have a date for the fight,” Beterbiev said. “Now that COVID-19 and the injury are behind me, I am able to prepare well and put on a great show for boxing fans.”

Beterbiev, a two-time Olympian from Russia, has stopped all 15 of his professional opponents. He will be fighting in his home country for the first time.

Deines (19-1-1, 10 KOs) is a native of Russia who fights out of Germany. He stopped Yevgenii Makhteienko in two rounds in his most-recent fight, in September 2019.

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